Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Background. Ten years ago, I won a major travel industry writing award, when my piece on C.W. McCall’s “Convoy” Top 40 hit won “Best of 2003” from the Truck Writers of North America. That award still hangs prominently at my place. Now we move forward to ten weeks ago, when my editor at RoadKing Magazine,…
Read MoreSo this is a test. How well do you know your favorite cartoon shows? Could you pick out one of those classic themes? Could you name them if someone else played them? Could you name them with your eyes closed? Well, on today’s blog, I want you to try. The Carnegie Hall Ensemble orchestra created…
Read MoreHere we are at the Bayou Cafe in Glenville. My Ruck-specific “We Are Your Nemesis … Fear Us!” trivia squad. Myself and 25 other trivia teams. We’re ready to play, and “Catch the Mania” trivia host Scott Mumford has our questions. Everything started out with some great promise. And in the end… Well, before I…
Read MoreLet’s get started with this week’s review of Amish Mafia, shall we? As always, the Amish Church says nix to the Amish Mafia. They also said nix nix, they wanna stick around, wanna get their kicks, let’s rock… everybody let’s rock… everybody down at the quilt blatz, they’re dancing to the Amish Mafia rock… We…
Read MoreThought I’d have a little fun this morning and bring everybody back to the 1950’s. What I’m about to show you is arguably the first television show that allowed the home viewer to interact directly with the television character. In 1953, the CBS television network premiered a Saturday morning show called Winky Dink and You,…
Read MoreThe recent storm over at the Times Union’s “On the Edge” blog has reminded me of events in my past. Let me elaborate. First off, last week the OTE bloggers requested that musicians in the Capital District send some music to the TU for possible inclusion into a music video. As you can read from…
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I’ve been having a bit of fun with my slit-scan-modded camera, and I’m contemplating turning my photo project into a Dream Window. And my newest Dream Window project, the frame of which I acquired from an eBay dealer in Maryland, might work out perfectly. Or at least I hope so. First things first. Glass removed. …
Read MoreOnce upon a time, there was a music producer named Frank Farian. And Frank Farian wanted to create a popular dance / singing act, even if it meant finding someone with a great image – whether or not they could sing, that’s another issue. But this blog post is actually about the group BEFORE his…
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When it comes to medium format photography – using 120 and 616 film, as opposed to 35mm film – I’ve had hits and misses with my cameras. Many of my medium format camera that were once in my possession – the Holga, the Kowa Super 66, the Kodak Brownie Bull’s-Eye – have gone from “Chuck…
Read MoreForty-four weeks. Forty-four weeks between the first post and the last post. Forty-four weeks ago, I noticed that the Times Union’s “Best of Our Blogs” feature disappeared from the print edition. And thus began a protest of conscience to get that feature restored. Background. In 2013, the TU upgraded their printing press – a press…
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